#517296

Color #517296

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.79 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#517296

RGB

rgb(81, 114, 150)

HSL

hsl(211.3, 29.9%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.3, 46%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(46%, 24%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(46.95, -1.67, -23.24)

LCH

lch(46.95, 23.3, 265.89)

OKLCH

oklch(54.2%, 0.0683, 251.3)

HWB

hwb(211.3, 31.8%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#967551

Analogous

#519596

#517296

#525196

Triadic

#517296

#965172

#729651

Split-complementary

#517296

#965251

#959651

Tetradic

#517296

#755196

#967551

#729651

Square

#517296

#965195

#967551

#519652

Shades

Color #517296 mixed toward black.

#435f7d

#364c64

#28394b

#1b2632

#0d1319

Tints

Color #517296 mixed toward white.

#6889ae

#86a1be

#a4b8ce

#c3d0de

#e1e7ef

Tones

Color #517296 mixed toward gray.

#577290

#5c738b

#627385

#68737f

#6e7379

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.2:1

White text reads better on this background (5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#61618e · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#5f5c8c · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#538886 · ΔE 19.2

Achromatopsia

#6f6f6f · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #517296;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#517296]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#517296 (#517296) is rgb(81, 114, 150) in RGB.

No, #517296 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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